There may have been some Yankees fans who didn't initially believe SS Derek Jeter was retiring after 2014 or were in denial (maybe there were a few who didn't think he'd do it using Facebook).

Add Hideki Matsui to the group of initial non-believers. The former Yankee spoke to The Daily News' Christian Red before he joins the Yankees for spring training "in a role he says is not 100 percent defined yet." And besides talking about his son being born, he also discussed the moment he heard the news about Jeter breaking.

"I didn't know whether it was true or not," he said. "I never thought he would retire yet. Looking back, it seemed like (Jeter) was always there, in the middle of everything. What really stands out about him -- he made something that was so incredible look normal and routine."

The former outfielder had less to say about 3B Alex Rodriguez: "That's something that is hard for me, from my position, to comment on. He was a great teammate, a great player."